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Allen Chance, Los Angeles, CA US

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20140311317

High Performance Guitar Bridge Pins - Guitar bridge pins are formed of hard materials shaped to mechanically cooperate with standard guitar bridge configurations. Either molded or machined into a prescribed shape, guitar bridge pins fit into tapered shaped holes of most common guitar bridges. Guitar bridge pins of these systems include a main body portion into which a recess seat is formed. Further a string via is arranged from the recess seat to an exit aperture, the string via provides a path through which a guitar string may pass. These guitar pins provide a high-performance system for mounting and fixing guitar strings at the bridge of a standard guitar. Specifically these bridge pin devices include at least four major integrated elements including a main body, a recess seat, a string via and a stud element. Additionally, these bridge pin systems may also include cooperating spacing and locking washers which may be used in conjunction with threaded fasteners. When fastened to a guitar bridge as prescribed, these bridge pins securely couple guitar strings there to while additionally holding together a bridge assembly including the bridge plate, sound board and bridge.

10-23-2014

Britton Chance, Philadelphia, PA US

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20080269112

Antineoplastic Agents Targeted via Glut Transporters - The present invention relates to novel antineoplastic agents and cancer diagnostic agents that specifically target neoplastic cells via the GLUT transportation system. More specifically, the invention relates to conjugates of 2-deoxyglucose, wherein a linker, which includes a covalent bond, is attached to 2-deoxyglucose at the 2 position, and the linker is attached to a therapeutic or diagnostic agent. The inventions also relates to methods of treating tumor disease and methods of making the novel compounds of the present invention. The agents of the present invention are superior to previous agents as they are targeted via GLUT transporters.

10-30-2008

Bryan Chance, Plano, TX US

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20090234746

Single use money transfer - A system, method, and apparatus for the secure and convenient provision of money. A prepaid card is purchased by a consumer, who then has the card activated. Information about the card and a security number provided by calling a number printed on the card is then sent to a recipient. Using that information, the recipient then receives an amount of money that correlates to the prepaid purchase amount.

09-17-2009

Christopher E. Chance, Bella Vista, AR US

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20140263031

POOL HANDLE ATTACHMENT MECHANISM AND METHODS THEREOF - A pole attachment mechanism for removably attaching swimming pool maintenance accessories to an end of a pole. The pole attachment mechanism includes a thumb-press which, when pressed, the pegs projecting from the shaft of the pole attachment are retracted thereby permitting the pole to be received over the retracted pegs or to be released from pegs.

09-18-2014

Christopher N. Chance, Chesterfield, VA US

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20160108293

INKS, COATINGS AND ADHESIVES AS CARRIERS FOR TAGGANTS FOR TOBACCO PRODUCT AUTHENTICATION AND COMPONENT DETECTION - Organic, fluorescent taggants and compositions thereof which find use in the production, detection and authentication of tobacco products and components thereof. A process for authentication of a tobacco product is also disclosed, the process including the steps of marking the tobacco product with a taggant composition comprising an organic, fluorescent taggant and a carrier for the taggant; irradiating the tobacco product with invisible radiation; and detecting fluorescence from the taggant. Adhesive and ink compositions are also disclosed.

04-21-2016

Derek Chance, Sterling Heights, MI US

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20120304542

DOOR LOCK RETAINER - A door lock retainer may include a door-latch-mechanism frame, a retainer, and a door-lock cylinder. The door-latch-mechanism frame may support a linkage and include a landing surface. The retainer may include an aperture and a first surface engaging the landing surface and restricting deflection of the linkage. The door-lock cylinder may be received in the aperture and supported by the retainer.

12-06-2012

Donald Eugene Chance, Bishop, GA US

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20110162514

SAFETY SYSTEM AN DMETHOD FOR REMOTELY DISABLING A WEAPON - A weapon including a first portion of a disarming protection circuit integrated into a removable magazine clip. The first portion of the disarming protection circuit is integrated into the magazine clip and includes, a high voltage source, a receiver for receiving a signal from a transmitter and an output. A second portion of the disarming protection circuit includes a conductor assembly including an electrode that extends adjacent to an inside wall of a magazine compartment. The first end of the electrode is electrically connected to a conductor connection adjacent to the output of the first portion of the circuit. A second end of the electrode is disposed through the handle and is exposed from outside the handle. An actuator generates the signal that connects the high voltage source in the circuit to the electrode in response to the output from the receiver. In response to the actuator being activated, the high voltage current source produced is electrically communicated through the electrode into the handle of the weapon with a sufficient shock to cause a person to release the weapon.

07-07-2011

Donald Eugene Chance, Watkinsville, GA US

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20140230301

SAFETY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY DISABLING A WEAPON - A weapon including a first portion of a disarming protection circuit integrated into a removable magazine clip. The first portion of the disarming protection circuit is integrated into the magazine clip and includes, a high voltage source, a receiver for receiving a signal from a transmitter and an output. A second portion of the disarming protection circuit includes a conductor assembly including an electrode that extends adjacent to an inside wall of a magazine compartment. The first end of the electrode is electrically connected to a conductor connection adjacent to the output of the first portion of the circuit. A second end of the electrode is disposed through the handle and is exposed from outside the handle. An actuator generates the signal that connects the high voltage source in the circuit to the electrode in response to the output from the receiver. In response to the actuator being activated, the high voltage current source produced is electrically communicated through the electrode into the handle of the weapon with a sufficient shock to cause a person to release the weapon.

08-21-2014

Gregory W. Chance, Mundelein, IL US

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20130003890

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING TRANSMITTER INTERFERENCE - A method and apparatus mitigates spurious transmissions. An offset local oscillator signal is generated that is at a frequency that is offset from a nominal transmit channel carrier frequency by a spurious mitigation offset. An information signal is generated that comprises a series of modulation symbols and has a transmission bandwidth at baseband. A configured offset information signal is generated from the information signal, wherein the spectrum of the configured offset information signal is offset from DC by a channel configuration offset, and is further offset by a negative of the spurious mitigation offset. The offset local oscillator signal and the configured offset information signal are combined using a mixing technique. The spurious mitigation offset is zero when a spurious condition does not exist and is non-zero when the spurious condition does exist.

01-03-2013

20130039346

APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING CDMA ARCHITECTURE FOR 3GPP2 COMPLIANT TRANSCEIVERS - A mobile device that operates in a wireless communication network is disclosed. The mobile device includes a transceiver that uses a first wireless communication technology, which can be Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology. The mobile device also includes a modem that coupled to the transceiver through a standard interface and uses a second wireless communication technology, which can be CDMA. The modem processes the received signal from the transceiver and processes a transmit signal for the transceiver. A first receiver first processing circuit has a matching filter to compensate for and resampling the received signal from the receiver so that that the received signal from the transceiver is compatible with the modem. A transmitter processing has a filter for resampling and adjusting a processed transmit signal for the transmitter.

Method and System for Utilizing Transmit Local Oscillator for Improved Cell Search and Multi-Link Communication in Multi-Mode Device - A multi-receiver wireless communication device includes a transmitter, a transmit oscillator communicatively coupled to the transmitter, a receive oscillator communicatively coupled to a first receiver and second receiver, and a switching assembly having a first state in which the receive oscillator is coupled to the first and second receivers and a second state in which the receive oscillator is de-coupled from the second receiver and the transmit oscillator is coupled to the second receiver. The first receiver and the second receiver of the wireless communication device are able to operate independent of one another when the switching assembly is in the second state.

Marion Chance, Church Hill, MD US

Mark Chance, Moreland Hills, OH US

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20100046813

Systems and Methods of Analyzing Two Dimensional Gels - Systems and methods of analyzing two dimensional gels are provided, in one embodiment, a method is provided for analyzing a 2-dimensiαnal gel. The method comprises receiving a first image of a gel based on a first protein sample labeled with a first fluorophore, receiving a second image of the gel based on a second protein sample labeled with a second fluorophore, applying linear normalization to image intensity values of the second image to provide a linear normalized image, and comparing image intensity values of the linear normalized image from image intensity values of the first image to provide a compared image.

02-25-2010

20120329071

PROTEIN BIOMARKERS AND THERAPEUTIC TARGETS FOR RENAL DISORDERS - The present invention relates to a method of diagnosing a renal disorder. The method includes the steps of: (1) obtaining a biological sample from a subject; and (2) determining, in the biological sample, a level of one or more proteins whose abundance in urine change due to the renal disorder, wherein an increase or decrease in the level of one or more of the proteins compared to a control level is indicative of a renal disorder.

12-27-2012

Mark Chance, Chagrin Falls, OH US

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20120077209

PROTEIN BIOMARKERS AND THERAPEUTIC TARGETS FOR AUTOIMMUNE AND ALLOIMMUNE DISEAES - A method for characterizing the risk a subject will develop an autoimmune and/or alloimmune disease following tissue transplant includes obtaining a biological sample from the subject, wherein the subject has received the tissue transplant determining in the biological sample a level of at least one protein selected from Tables 1-4, comparing the measured level of the at least one protein to a control value, and characterizing a subject as at greater risk of developing an autoimmune disease and/or alloimmune disease if the level of at least one protein determined is increased or decreased compared to the control value.

03-29-2012

20140113829

SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SELECTING COMBINATORIAL COORDINATELY DYSREGULATED BIOMARKER SUBNETWORKS - Systems and methods of selecting combinatorial coordinately dysregulated biomarker subnetworks are provided. In one embodiment, a method comprises comparing the normalized gene expression data to a predetermined threshold to provide binary gene expression data associated with phenotype samples and control samples, analyzing subnetwork states of the binary gene expression data associated with phenotype samples and control samples to identify gene expression patterns that occur in phenotype samples and do not occur in control samples and identifying a subnetwork that provides gene expression patterns indicative of a sample being a phenotype sample.

04-24-2014

20150099664

PROTEIN BIOMARKERS AND THERAPEUTIC TARGETS FOR AUTOIMMUNE AND ALLOIMMUNE DISEASES - A method for characterizing the risk a subject will develop an autoimmune and/or alloimmune disease following tissue transplant includes obtaining a biological sample from the subject, wherein the subject has received the tissue transplant determining in the biological sample a level of at least one protein selected from Tables 1-4, comparing the measured level of the at least one protein to a control value, and characterizing a subject as at greater risk of developing an autoimmune disease and/or alloimmune disease if the level of at least one protein determined is increased or decreased compared to the control value.

04-09-2015

Patent applications by Mark Chance, Chagrin Falls, OH US

Mark R. Chance, Cleveland, OH US

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20140288846

SYSTEM AND METHOD TO IDENTIFY DYSREGULATED PATHWAYS AND RELATED INTERACTIONS - A method can compute a cooperation profile for at least two genes according to a gene expression data set for each of a plurality of genes, the cooperation profile representing cooperation interactions dysregulated in at least one disease. A competition profile for genes according to the gene expression data set, the competition profile representing a competitive interaction between the genes. A redundancy profile can be computed for the at least two genes according to the gene expression data set for each of the genes, the redundancy profile representing a maximum expression for the genes. A dependency profile for the at least two genes can be according to the gene expression data set for each of the genes, the dependency profile representing a minimum expression for the genes. Some of the computed profiles can be analyzed to identify dysregulated interactions between gene pairs and/or dysregulated pathways.

09-25-2014

Mark R. Chance, Chagrin Falls, OH US

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20160045494

METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN A SUBJECT HAVING A CHRONIC VIRAL INFECTION - A method for determining the risk of cardiovascular disease in a subject having a chronic viral infection includes determining a level of ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase-2 (ENPP2) in the subject and comparing the determined level of ENPP2 to a control level, wherein an increased level of ENPP2 is indicative of the subject having an increased risk of cardiovascular disease associated with the chronic viral infection.

02-18-2016

Michael Chance, Suwanee, GA US

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20130264445

Grate Device and Method for Storing a Barbeque Grill - The inventive concept disclosed comprises a storage grate for grills of the type typically used in outdoor barbecue grills and particularly, kamado-style grills. The device is essentially a one-piece rod having been bent and formed into specific angles and segments, thereby allowing the device to be attached onto an outdoor cooking grill or kamado-style charcoal cooking grill as is marketed by many commercial brands. The device serves the purpose of short-term or long-term retention and storage of the grill used in the cooking process prior to, or after use of the grill for cooking.

10-10-2013

20140077047

GRILL LIGHT HOLDERS - Disclosed is a device comprised of a one-piece fabricated light holder structure attachable to a variety of cooking grills. The disclosed light holder comprises a rigid, symmetrically-bent channel member, at least one horizontally-oriented attachment arm culminating in a fastening tab, and at least one pre-drilled hole in each fastening tab, said holes, corresponding to the spacing of fastening holes commonly used to attach a handle to the lid of a cooking grill. The pre-drilled holes of the fastening tab of the light holder allow the light holder to easily be fastened and co-located in holes provided for the original manufacturer's grill cover handle. An appropriately-sized, batter-powered light fixture is then securely placed within the channel segment of the light holder.

03-20-2014

Michael Chance, Nashville, TN US

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20140278497

Accident Claims Management System - A method includes receiving a document indicating information and a charge, identifying a patient in response to a determination that a portion of the information matches a portion of information of a plurality of candidate patients, and determining an eligibility of the patient for a payor.

09-18-2014

Nicole Chance, Orlando, FL US

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20140092588

LOW PROFILE TACTICAL ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A low profile tactical illumination device includes a lightweight low profile main body having a bottom surface that includes a centrally located concave portion and a pair of Picatinny rail connectors, a plurality of forward projecting light emitting devices are disposed within the main body and a controller for operating the plurality of light emitting devices.

04-03-2014

Randal W. Chance, Boise, ID US

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20100092890

METHOD TO ALIGN MASK PATTERNS - Alignment tolerances between narrow mask lines, for forming interconnects in the array region of an integrated circuit, and wider mask lines, for forming interconnects in the periphery of the integrated circuit, are increased. The narrow mask lines are formed by pitch multiplication and the wider mask lines are formed by photolithography. The wider mask lines and are aligned so that one side of those lines is flush with or inset from a corresponding side of the narrow lines. Being wider, the opposite sides of the wider mask lines protrude beyond the corresponding opposite sides of the narrow mask lines. The wider mask lines are formed in negative photoresist having a height less than the height of the narrow mask lines. Advantageously, the narrow mask lines can prevent expansion of the mask lines in one direction, thus increasing alignment tolerances in that direction. In the other direction, use of photolithography and a shadowing effect caused by the relative heights of the photoresist and the narrow mask lines causes the wider mask lines to be formed with a rounded corner, thus increasing alignment tolerances in that direction by increasing the distance to a neighboring narrow mask line.

Richard W. Chance, Greenwood, IN US

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20100146705

PATIENT-SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH A LOCKING DECK SECTION - A patient-support apparatus includes a patient-support deck movable from a use position to a stowed position. The patient-support deck is configured to engage receivers of the patient-support apparatus to support the deck in a cantilevered configuration. The patient-support deck may be secured to the patient-support apparatus by a locking mechanism. A storage structure is configured to support the patient-support deck in a stowed position. The storage structure is configured to deflect under load to prevent damage to the storage structure or patient-support deck.

06-17-2010

20100275375

BIRTHING BED LIFT OFF FOOT SECTION - A patient-support apparatus includes receivers for supporting a patient-support deck. The patient-support deck is configured to engage the receivers to support the deck in a cantilevered configuration. The patient-support deck may be secured to the patient-support apparatus by a locking mechanism.

11-04-2010

20120042581

PATIENT FLATWALL SYSTEM - A patient flatwall system comprises a generally horizontal track extending generally parallel and adjacent to a wall of a hospital room, and at least one patient flatwall coupled to the track for movement therealong and for rotational movement relative thereto about a generally vertical axis. The at least one flatwall has a plurality of service connectors. In another embodiment, a patient flatwall system comprises a short telescopic arm having a proximal end coupled to the track for movement therealong, and a patient flatwall coupled to a distal end of the telescopic arm for rotational movement about a generally vertical axis.

02-23-2012

20120144585

PATIENT-SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH A LOCKING DECK SECTION - A patient-support apparatus includes a patient-support deck movable from a use position to a stowed position. The patient-support deck is configured to engage receivers of the patient-support apparatus to support the deck in a cantilevered configuration. The patient-support deck may be secured to the patient-support apparatus by a locking mechanism. A storage structure is configured to support the patient-support deck in a stowed position. The storage structure is configured to deflect under load to prevent damage to the storage structure or patient-support deck.

Ron Chance, Atlanta, GA US

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20120324890

ADSORBING HEAT EXCHANGERS - The present invention generally relates to power generation systems configured to absorb and capture a component, such as carbon dioxide, in a flue gas for later sequestration or utilization, wherein heat generated in the sorption process is captured for use in the power generation system. In some examples, the heat of sorption is used to preheat fluids in one or more systems of the power generation system to reduce the heating load on the subsystem. By using the heat of sorption, the carbon dioxide capture and sequestration process not only reduces or eliminates the concentration of carbon dioxide in the flue gas, but reduces or eliminates the parasitic effect of carbon dioxide capture and sequestration on power generation.

Suzette Chance, Richfield, WI US

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20150064800

DIAGNOSTIC DEVICES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING PLATELET FACTOR 4 (PF4)/HEPARIN ANTIBODIES - The present invention provides a novel assay for detecting human antibodies specific for a platelet factor 4 (PF4)/heparin complex in a fluid sample. The assay utilizes an immobilized PF4/polyanion complex and an anti-human antibody conjugated to a non-particulate fluorescent dye to capture and detect human PF4/heparin antibodies. Various devices, methods and systems based on the disclosed PF4/heparin assay are also provided.

03-05-2015

20150147764

POLYPEPTIDE SUBSTRATE FOR THE DETECTION OF VON WILLIEBRAND FACTOR CLEAVING PROTEASE ADAMTS13 - In a first aspect, there is provided an isolated polypeptide substrate for a disintegrin-like and metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type-1 motif, 13 (ADAMTS13) that is from 45 to 70 amino acids in length and has an amino acid sequence that is substantially similar to part of the von Willebrand factor A2 domain sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:2, with one or more of the following modifications: (i) the amino acid corresponding to position 1599 of SEQ ID NO: 2 is mutated from Q to K; (ii) the amino acid corresponding to position 1610 of SEQ ID NO: 2 is mutated from N to C; and (iii) the amino acids corresponding to Q1624 to R1641 of SEQ ID NO: 2 are deleted. In another aspect, there is provided an ADAMTS13 polypeptide substrate that is from 50 to 75 amino acids in length and has an amino acid sequence that is substantially similar to part of the von Willebrand factor A2 domain sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:2, with one or more of the following modifications: (i) the amino acid corresponding to position 1599 of SEQ ID NO: 2 is mutated from Q to K; (ii) the amino acid corresponding to position 1610 of SEQ ID NO: 2 is mutated from N to C; (iii) the amino acid corresponding to position 1629 of SEQ ID NO: 2 is mutated from G to E; and (iv) the amino acids corresponding to G1631 to R1641 of SEQ ID NO: 2 are deleted.